Word...Life
by O.C.
- Type: Album
- Released: 18 October 1994
- Label: Wild Pitch
- Country: United States
- Length: 49:54
- Community rating: 4.02/5 from 5 ratings
Album Notes & Community Reviews
O.C.'s debut, 'Word...Life', is a highly respected pillar of underground New York boom-bap, featuring elite lyrical craftsmanship. The album pairs incredibly rhythmic and melancholic jazz-rap sampling with conscious, existential narratives that address the state of hip-hop culture with philosophical depth.
Genres
Descriptors: instrumental, conscious, existential, rhythmic, sampling, rap, old-school, storytelling
Tracklist
- Creative Control (1:47)
- Word...Life (4:56)
- O-Zone (4:07)
- Born 2 Live (4:49)
- Time's Up (3:26)
- Point of Viewz (4:14)
- Constables (4:06)
- Ga Head (4:18)
- No Main Topic (3:42)
- Let It Slide (4:24)
- Ma Dukes (4:01)
- Story (3:04)
- Outtro (2:54)
Credits
- O.C. - primary artist
- MC Serch - art direction
- Kevin Geeda - backing vocals
- Kutz - backing vocals
- Lee Stone - backing vocals
- Pharoahe Monch - backing vocals, vocals [additional]
- Roc Raida - backing vocals, scratches
- Tommy - backing vocals
- Xtreme - backing vocals
- Terry Clarke - design
- Omar Credle - lyrics by
- Chris Gehringer - mastered by
- Danny Clinch - photography by
- Larry Baskerville - music by
- Troy Jamerson - music by
- Organized Konfusion - producer
- Buckwild - producer
- Anthony Best - music by
- Daven "Prestige" Vanderpool - music by
- Prestige - producer
- Robert Hall, Jr. - music by
- Lord Finesse - producer
- Gary S. Scott - music by
- DJ Ogee - producer
- Prince Po - vocals [additional]